| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 336 / 472 / 743 / 910 / 919 / 984 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:56 PM |
| Population: | 52,746 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 37037 |
| CBSA: | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
| Land Area: | 561 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 10 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 35.6376, -79.3230 |
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52,746 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 561 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 47,019 to 52,622 from 2014 to 2024 — a +11.9% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 27312 (Pittsboro, $103,104 median) and poorest ZIP 27252 (Goldston, $50,435) are 15.5 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $171,600 in 27252 (Goldston) to $467,900 in 27312 (Pittsboro).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 37 people/sq mi in 27252 (Goldston) to 130 in 27312 (Pittsboro).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.7% bachelor's+ in 27252 (Goldston) to 54.8% in 27312 (Pittsboro) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Carolina, this is the #47 most populous of 100 counties and ranks #36 for median household income with the #23 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $79,327 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
37.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (14,329 of 38,727 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27312 | Pittsboro | Standard | 23,341 | $103,104 | 179.5 | 22.6% |
| 27344 | Siler City | Standard | 19,198 | $57,320 | 167.1 | 7.1% |
| 27207 | Bear Creek | Standard | 4,367 | $70,211 | 85.1 | 23.5% |
| 27559 | Moncure | Standard | 2,312 | $74,490 | 48.4 | 6.6% |
| 27208 | Bennett | Standard | 1,979 | $58,947 | 42.1 | 12.6% |
| 27252 | Goldston | Standard | 1,425 | $50,435 | 38.5 | -45.0% |
| 27256 | Gulf | PO Box | 64 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 27213 | Bonlee | PO Box | 60 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 27228 | Bynum | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |